The Legal Practice Board was requested by Accountability Now (AN), a non-profit organization, to remove the name of the Public Protector (PP), Busisiwe Mkhwebane, from the advocates. It follows the Constitutional Court’s ruling that she had acted and lied under oath. Adv Paul Hoffman, a director at AN, said in a letter to the Legal..
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Constitutional Court says Public Protector is incompetent for her post
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s Nightmare – Position as Public Protector at Risk Due to Deceptive Reports
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The Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, probably has sleepless nights and a lot of nightmares over her own report condemning Pravin Gordhan. If the court case from Pravin Gordhan instigates to honor his name after the OB has accused him of unlawful conduct in her report, it could mean the end of her career. She has..
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IFP renews calls to debate on death penalty – Will the death penalty be a magic solution that will make crime disappear or will it be used in our unequal legal system to punish the innocent?
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Durban – THE call by the IFP for a national debate on the reinstatement of the death penalty to reduce/deter the high rate of violent crimes would be a premeditated discussion that a country needs the death penalty, said a political analyst. Bukani Mngoma felt the country should, instead, be discussing ways to curb the..
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These people are definitely ‘high as a kite’:- The Dagga Party wants to #HotboxTheHouse as it aims to contest elections
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The Dagga Party of South Africa is hoping to “#HotBoxTheHouse” as it prepares to contest this year’s elections and potentially have a say on cannabis legislation in Parliament, if it can raise the hefty R200 000 registration free.
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Tom Moyane seeks ConCourt intervention as his time runs out
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Suspended South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane has filed an over 700-page application at the Constitutional Court asking the court to urgently hear his matter to have President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decisions in appointing the Nugent commission and the disciplinary inquiry into his conduct as being in violation of the Constitution.
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Tom Moyane is totally insane, since he considers himself to be the most successful SARS commissioner in democratic history
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According to Tom Moyane, he was the most successful SARS commissioner in the democratic history of South-Africa. He now wants to take Cyril Ramaphosa, the Nugent Commission and Pravin Gordhan to the Constitutional Court for the harsh treatment he is receiving and for his cruel “removal” as head of SARS. The 700 page application will..
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It is time to cough up Babelas Dlamini – Minister of Social Development gets slammed by the Constitutional Court
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The Constitutional Court ruled that the social development minister, Bathabile Dlamini, has to pay 20% of the legal costs herself regarding to the social grants court case. Furthermore, Judge Froneman recommended that the court documents be referred to the Public Prosecutor to see if Dhlamini should be prosecuted for perjury. Read the original article in..
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Constitutional Court Ruling:- You can get high now in private
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In a unanimous judgement, the Constitutional Court on Tuesday ordered that the private consumption and cultivation of cannabis be decriminalised.
As judgement was being handed down, the court was filled with cheers of “Ganga” from public gallery.
It has been a long journey for Gareth Prince, one of the applicants in the matter, who began his fight against the criminalisation of cannabis over two decades ago, arguing that it was inconsistent with his constitutional freedom of religion as a Rastafarian.
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Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo handed down the judgement, which confirmed that sections 4(b) and 5(b) of the Drugs and Drugs Trafficking read in part with section 22(A)(9)(a)(i) of
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You can get high now in private says the Constitutional Court
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In a unanimous judgment, the Constitutional Court on Tuesday ordered that the private consumption and cultivation of cannabis be decriminalised.
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Constitutional Court ruled that the word “Boer” – as used in a so-called struggle song – is not in itself hate speech
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The finding of the Constitutional Court that the word “Boer” – as used in a so-called struggle song – is not in itself hate speech, but that it may be inappropriate is a technical statement and can be misinterpreted that the word is being used as free speech and therefore such songs can be used. Dr…
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‘I will return to serve society’ – Shaun Abrahams – Former national director of public prosecutions
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Former national director of public prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams will be taking time out after being stripped of his position at the helm of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) by the Constitutional Court.
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‘The truth will set us free’:- Bird Island child abuse
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The past is a foreign country. Until it shakes us out of our collective slumber on a cold Sunday morning. It confronts us from the front page of a Sunday paper. Secrets long hidden burst to the fore like a ripe abscess. The recent revelations of the sexual abuse of boys by National Party ministers in PW Botha’s Cabinet can be described as the last taboo.
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Time’s up for firearm owners who fail to renew licences – Owners can now be deemed to be in illegal possession of the guns
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As many as 400 000 gun owners who failed to renew their firearm licences on time will have to get rid of their guns or hand them over to the police‚ as they are now deemed to be in illegal possession of the guns.
The Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld an appeal by the minister of Safety and Security by dismissing a high court order which had declared that two sections of the Firearms Control Act of 2000 were constitutionally invalid.
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Victory in constitutional court for Transnet pensioners
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The FF Plus is pleased that today the Constitutional court ruled in favour of the Transnet pensioners seeing as the matter became a matter of faith for many of the approximately 40 000 impoverished pensioners who are suffering greatly.
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The SASSA crisis: Dlamini and Bhengu set to explain why they shouldn’t be held liable
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Embattled minister in the presidency for women Bathabile Dlamini and Sassa acting CEO Pearl Bhengu have been given until Monday to explain why they should not foot the bill for the CPS contract extension.
Last month, the Constitutional Court gave Dlamini and Bhengu until Monday to explain, via affidavits, why they shouldn’t be held personally liable to foot the bill for the extension of the Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) contract to continue distributing social grants.
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